From an onomatopoeic (sound-imitative) root + -an (instantaneous verb-forming suffix). The root is possibly related to dob (“drum”).[1]
dobban
Click for archaic forms | 1st person sg | 2nd person sg informal |
3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal |
1st person pl | 2nd person pl informal |
3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal | |||
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Indicative mood |
Present | Indef. | dobbanok | dobbansz | dobban | dobbanunk | dobbantok | dobbannak | |
Def. | intransitive verb, definite forms are not used | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Past | Indef. | dobbantam | dobbantál | dobbant | dobbantunk | dobbantatok | dobbantak | ||
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Future | Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. dobbanni fog. | ||||||||
Archaic Preterit |
Indef. | dobbanék | dobbanál | dobbana | dobbanánk | dobbanátok | dobbanának | ||
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Archaic Past | Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. dobban vala, dobbant vala/volt. | ||||||||
Archaic Future |
Indef. | dobbanandok | dobbanandasz | dobbanand | dobbanandunk | dobbanandotok | dobbanandanak | ||
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Conditional mood |
Present | Indef. | dobbannék | dobbannál | dobbanna | dobbannánk | dobbannátok | dobbannának | |
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Past | Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. dobbant volna | ||||||||
Subjunctive mood |
Present | Indef. | dobbanjak | dobbanj or dobbanjál |
dobbanjon | dobbanjunk | dobbanjatok | dobbanjanak | |
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
(Archaic) Past | Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. dobbant légyen | ||||||||
Infinitive | dobbanni | dobbannom | dobbannod | dobbannia | dobbannunk | dobbannotok | dobbanniuk | ||
Other forms |
Verbal noun | Present part. | Past part. | Future part. | Adverbial participle | Causative | |||
dobbanás | dobbanó | dobbant | ― | dobbanva (dobbanván) | |||||
Click for archaic forms | 1st person sg | 2nd person sg informal |
3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal |
1st person pl | 2nd person pl informal |
3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal | |||
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Indicative mood |
Present | Indef. | dobbanhatok | dobbanhatsz | dobbanhat | dobbanhatunk | dobbanhattok | dobbanhatnak | |
Def. | intransitive verb, definite forms are not used | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Past | Indef. | dobbanhattam | dobbanhattál | dobbanhatott | dobbanhattunk | dobbanhattatok | dobbanhattak | ||
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Archaic Preterit |
Indef. | dobbanhaték | dobbanhatál | dobbanhata | dobbanhatánk | dobbanhatátok | dobbanhatának | ||
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Archaic Past | Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. dobbanhat vala, dobbanhatott vala/volt. | ||||||||
Archaic Future |
Indef. | dobbanhatandok or dobbanandhatok |
dobbanhatandasz or dobbanandhatsz |
dobbanhatand or dobbanandhat |
dobbanhatandunk or dobbanandhatunk |
dobbanhatandotok or dobbanandhattok |
dobbanhatandanak or dobbanandhatnak | ||
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Conditional mood |
Present | Indef. | dobbanhatnék | dobbanhatnál | dobbanhatna | dobbanhatnánk | dobbanhatnátok | dobbanhatnának | |
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Past | Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. dobbanhatott volna | ||||||||
Subjunctive mood |
Present | Indef. | dobbanhassak | dobbanhass or dobbanhassál |
dobbanhasson | dobbanhassunk | dobbanhassatok | dobbanhassanak | |
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
(Archaic) Past | Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. dobbanhatott légyen | ||||||||
Inf. | (dobbanhatni) | (dobbanhatnom) | (dobbanhatnod) | (dobbanhatnia) | (dobbanhatnunk) | (dobbanhatnotok) | (dobbanhatniuk) | ||
Positive adjective | ― | Neg. adj. | ― | Adv. part. | (dobbanhatva / dobbanhatván) | ||||
(With verbal prefixes):
dob (“drum”) + -ban (“in”, inessive case suffix)
dobban